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American college football season

1961 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons← 19601962 →
1961 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
State College of Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Augustana (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
North Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Dakota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1961 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC). In their fifth year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 196 to 124.

The statistical leaders included John Stalpes (730 rushing yards, 44 points scored), Ron Erdmann (259 passing yards), and Tom Reynolds (113 receiving yards).

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Concordia–Moorhead*W 21–0
September 23South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–12
September 30State College of Iowa
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 8–33
October 7at MorningsideL 6–7
October 14Montana State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 0–355,000
October 21North DakotaL 6–26
October 28at South Dakota StateL 12–412,500
November 4at Augustana (SD)L 12–35
November 11at Mankato State*Mankato, MNW 18–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Personnel

Players

  • Perry Amble (#41), sophomore
  • Joe Anderson (#85), sophomore
  • Charles Bartles (#83), junior
  • Kenwood Carr (#33), junior
  • Rodney Coyle (#75), senior
  • John Eian (#43), senior
  • Ron Erdmann (#21), junior
  • Roger Erickson (#80), senior
  • Dave Gentzkow (#32), senior
  • William Goldammer (#60), sophomore
  • John Hanesiak (#30), sophomore
  • Steve Heidecker (#20), sophomore
  • Wes Hendrickson (#63), senior
  • Harold Hughes (#11), junior
  • William Kingsbury (#71), senior
  • Harmon Krause (#10), senior
  • Keith Merkt (#70), senior
  • Harold Mitchell (#72), sophomore
  • Wally Musegades (#87), junior
  • Arthur Nelson (#12), sophomore
  • Don Paulson (#70), sophomore
  • Tom Pendergast (#74), sophomore
  • Tom Reynolds (#84), senior
  • Dave Schindler (#62), junior
  • Dick Schindler (#61), sophomore
  • Jerry Schmidt (#50), sophomore
  • John Stalpes (#40), senior
  • George Thole (#65), senior
  • Roger Villreal (#40), junior
  • Jim Walsh (#51), junior
  • Bob Yaggie (#64), senior
  • Bruce Zelinski (#14), junior

Coaches

References

  1. "1961 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. "Final Cumulative - Nine Games - 1961". NCAA. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. "Bison topple Concordia 21–0". Star Tribune. September 17, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.D. State beats USD in 41–12 tilt". Argus-Leader. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Thompson leads Panthers past NDS". The Courier. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Morningside is 7 to 6 victor". Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bobcats cop by 35–0 on N.D. State". The Montana Standard. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  9. "Sioux strike via air to tumble Bison 26–6". The Bismarck Tribune. October 23, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jacks stay in race". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. "Augie scores three times in final quarter". Argus-Leader. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Bison drop Mankato 18–7". Argus-Leader. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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